Best Cities for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Productss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific productss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.20	$103,670	$86,248	36%
2	South DakotaState	1.18	$77,210	$85,033	15%
3	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.18	$77,870	$85,384	19%
4	OhioState	1.14	$73,960	$81,814	17%
5	Rhode IslandState	1.14	$82,420	$82,010	22%
6	North DakotaState	1.11	$74,250	$80,184	16%
7	MichiganState	1.10	$72,980	$79,068	18%
8	IndianaState	1.09	$71,330	$78,818	18%
9	MinnesotaState	1.09	$76,750	$78,316	20%
10	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.09	$78,470	$78,864	23%
11	WyomingState	1.08	$72,530	$77,989	16%
12	KansasState	1.06	$68,960	$76,622	18%
13	IllinoisState	1.05	$73,510	$75,472	21%
14	West VirginiaState	1.05	$63,560	$75,487	16%
15	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.05	$72,500	$75,678	25%
16	ColoradoState	1.04	$79,250	$75,190	28%
17	IowaState	1.04	$66,760	$74,843	17%
18	North CarolinaState	1.04	$70,990	$75,201	22%
19	VermontState	1.04	$76,840	$74,966	22%
20	WashingtonState	1.03	$79,830	$74,399	29%
21	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.03	$76,580	$73,990	25%
22	AlabamaState	1.02	$64,140	$73,639	18%
23	MassachusettsState	1.02	$79,810	$73,558	34%
24	KentuckyState	1.01	$64,280	$72,633	18%
25	New JerseyState	1.01	$79,410	$72,987	27%
26	ArizonaState	1.00	$72,390	$71,744	25%
27	OregonState	1.00	$74,180	$72,019	26%
28	Columbus, OHMetro	1.00	$67,410	$72,096	23%
29	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.00	$77,900	$72,263	28%
30	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.00	$82,260	$71,969	32%
31	WisconsinState	0.99	$65,930	$71,430	20%
32	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.99	$66,250	$71,390	23%
33	New YorkState	0.98	$79,590	$70,747	28%
34	ConnecticutState	0.97	$75,570	$70,232	25%
35	District of ColumbiaState	0.97	$80,010	$70,000	32%
36	LouisianaState	0.97	$63,290	$70,244	20%
37	MississippiState	0.97	$59,320	$69,953	18%
38	MissouriState	0.97	$61,940	$69,910	20%
39	NebraskaState	0.97	$64,030	$69,978	20%
40	OklahomaState	0.97	$62,160	$70,237	19%
41	South CarolinaState	0.97	$64,250	$69,837	23%
42	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.97	$79,670	$70,194	38%
43	CaliforniaState	0.96	$76,490	$69,097	36%
44	TexasState	0.96	$65,970	$69,006	25%
45	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.96	$73,080	$69,074	28%
46	GeorgiaState	0.95	$63,860	$68,373	27%
47	New HampshireState	0.95	$72,790	$68,670	26%
48	PennsylvaniaState	0.95	$66,130	$68,175	24%
49	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	0.95	$63,270	$68,400	22%
50	NevadaState	0.94	$68,150	$68,014	26%
51	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.94	$62,110	$67,511	25%
52	IdahoState	0.93	$64,840	$67,192	22%
53	MarylandState	0.93	$73,080	$66,923	28%
54	TennesseeState	0.93	$61,630	$67,355	24%
55	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.93	$64,990	$67,138	30%
56	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.93	$64,940	$66,811	29%
57	New MexicoState	0.92	$61,320	$66,652	21%
58	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.92	$63,800	$66,320	29%
59	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.92	$74,730	$66,250	32%
60	ArkansasState	0.89	$55,120	$63,870	19%
61	MaineState	0.89	$63,960	$64,088	24%
62	MontanaState	0.89	$61,670	$63,973	22%
63	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.89	$74,490	$63,940	36%
64	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.87	$62,000	$62,944	33%
65	DelawareState	0.86	$62,280	$61,663	26%
66	UtahState	0.86	$61,980	$61,856	29%
67	FloridaState	0.85	$62,490	$61,567	33%
68	VirginiaState	0.85	$63,400	$61,256	30%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.80	$62,400	$57,512	39%
70	AlaskaState	0.76	$56,830	$54,487	29%
71	HawaiiState	0.74	$59,010	$53,645	49%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).